Beings With Davila 666 and Artime Bardot Miami Wednesday, May 25, 2011 Better Than: The set that the band experienced. All three members kept shrugging and apologizing between songs. But everything sounded great from where we were standing…
Originally, Calle 13 and its army of guerilla street soldiers were scheduled to invade the 305 for Memorial Day weekend. And back in April, Crossfade got so hyped up about the possibility of joining Residente and Visitante’s campaign of sonic warfare and outright social rebellion that we were screaming, “Entren…
Maybe you know him as Mr. Pauer. Or maybe you know him as Toto Gonzalez. But you definitely know him for getting parties started all over town. For years, Toto has been doing way more than his fair share for Miami’s lovers of Latino and international culture. And now you’ll…
Fujiya and Miyagi at the Electric Pickle May 26
Perdition and Crazy Spirit at Churchill’s Pub May 28
Joaquin Sabina at American Airlines Arena May 27
Raekwon at Eve May 27
Aeroplane at the Vagabond May 27
The Memorials at Eve May 28
Arguably, the world has changed a lot since Reagan Youth was formed in 1980. The cold war is over, the President of the United States of America isn’t a conservative movie star, and punk rock isn’t an insidious influence on impressionable teens. But Reagan Youth’s lone original member Paul Bakija…
2 Live Crew Exxxotica Miami Beach 2011 Miami Beach Convention Center Saturday, May 21, 2011 Better Than: Your average hit-and-run humpdown. Running 20 minutes late for their booty call at the Miami Beach Convention Center, 2 Live Crew’s Fresh Kid Ice and Brother Marquis finally rolled out onto the Adult…
View photos from Girl Talk at the Fillmore Miami Beach here.Girl Talk With Max Tundra Fillmore Miami Beach Thursday, May 19, 2011 Better Than: An impromptu cock-rocking rave in a confetti supply store. Just parking your car before a Girl Talk show is a fucking party. On the second floor…
It’s one thing being an international DJ megastar with residencies at some of the world’s hottest clubbing meccas, plus a chart-topping Grammy-nominated producer to boot. Add to that being head honcho of one of the most respected labels in the business, and you’re on your way to true demigod status…
Joaquín Sabina is a true songwriter. He’s also a singer. And yes, he’s a living legend in his native Spain. Over the course of a 33-year career as a recording artist, Sabina has amassed a ton of honors and accolades. And it all began with Sabina’s first number-one single, “Pongamos…
If you really want Memorials (and ex-Mars Volta) drummer Thomas Pridgen to define his Bay Area band’s powerfully psych-y, soul-spiked tuneage, you’re almost gonna have to bully him into it. That’s how a plucky music reporter for the Danbury, Conneticut daily News-Times managed to break down Pridgen’s resistance last week,…
DIY punk venue Miami Chum Bucket recently had a run-in with John Law and it’s now on hiatus. The venue had a lot of shows booked in the next couple of months, and its uncertain status is a definite downer for a scene that has recently experienced a swell in…
Spam Allstars’ Fuacata! ten-year anniversary at Hoy Como Ayer May 19
Crocodiles at the Vagabond May 20
2 Live Crew at Exxxotica Expo May 21
Dirty South at Mansion May 21
Luis Miguel at American Airlines Aren May 19
Sometimes electronic music can be soul-crushingly boring. But fans can’t tell the difference because they’ve been hypnotized by a series of bleeps and bloops. In a few years, however, when trends change and the difference between what’s good and not good is revealed, Fujiya and Miyagi will remain enshrined in…
